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BATAAN HEROES MEMORIAL COLLEGE

Roman Superhighway, Balanga City, Bataan
Criminology Department
CDI 3 – Special Crime Investigation
Preliminary Examination
(2nd Sem, AY 2018-2019)

Name: _____________________________________________ Score: _____________

Year & Section: _____________________________________
Date of Examination: _________________________________ Permit #: ___________

INSTRUCTION: Read and analyze each questions and choices CAREFULLY, for each question, there is ONE
answer, encircle the appropriate answer, work as quickly and carefully as possible. (Strictly NO ERASURES) (2
points each)

1. ________________ means the observed

violation of law, which The 5. One of the following is not a goal of
B.J.M.P.triggers the operation of the criminal investigation.
justice system. a. To appease the public
a. Investigation b. To recover stolen property
b. Detection c. To arrest the suspect
c. Observation d. To obtain evidence legally
d. Commission e. To determine if a crime has been
e. Omission committed

2. Investigation came from the Latin word
which means “to track of trace”.
a. Viagra
b. Vestigare
c. Stigmata
d. Turbate
e. Interregnum
3. To follow step-by-step by patient inquiry
or observation; to search into, examine and
inquire with care and accuracy.
a. Criminal Investigation
b. Inquest
c. Investigation
d. Locus Criminis
e. Crime Scene Search
4. The process of discovering attempt to re-
live, re-enact or re-visit what really
happened over a particular setting. This
involves the “putting together” of all
pieces of the puzzle so that a more
complete picture of an event is clearly seen
as well as the circumstances surrounding
its commission.
a. Crime scene reconstruction
b. Crime scene investigation
c. Crime scene analysis
d. Crime scene search
e. Crime scene interpretation
6. Effective investigators are emotionally
well balanced, detached, inquisitive,
suspecting, discerning, humble, self-
disciplined and perseverant.
a. Intellectual Characteristics
b. Psychological Characteristics
c. Physical Characteristics
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
7. Ability to retain information, apply
technical knowledge, logical, open-minded
and objective.
a. Intellectual Characteristics
b. Psychological Characteristics
c. Physical Characteristics
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
8. An ideal investigator must have the ability
to endure the rigors of investigative works
such as working for long hours, exposure
to elements, inadequate rest, conducting
search on difficult environments, etc.
a. Intellectual Characteristics
b. Psychological Characteristics
c. Physical Characteristics
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
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9. Knows how to manufacture evidence and d. Secondary Crime scene

forcefully extract information from any e. Police intern’s office
person.
a. Intellectual Characteristics 15. This type of search focuses on a focal
b. Psychological Characteristics point where most of the crucial evidence
c. Physical Characteristics are concentrated and spreads outward on a
d. All of the above circular pattern.
e. None of the above
a. Strip
10. Three (3) tools available to the b. Double Strip
investigator. c. Wheel or Pie
a. Information, instrumentation, d. Spiral
intelligence e. Grid or Zone
b. Interview, instrumentation, intelligence
c. Information, instrumentation, 16. Search pattern most suitable for processing
interrogation large areas with different terrains or multi-
d. Interview, Instrumentation, storey buildings.
interrogation
e. Information, instrumentation, a. Strip
interview b. Double Strip
c. Wheel or Pie
11. Which of the following has little of no use d. Spiral
to the investigator? e. Grid or Zone
a. Camera
b. Notebook and Pen 17. This search is more thorough then a single
c. Tape measure strip but it takes longer to complete and
d. Surveillance some evidence found during the second
e. None of the these pass may actually be left behind during the
first search.
12. The focal point or place where evidence of
criminal activities is concerned. a. Strip
a. Crime scene b. Double Strip
b. Office room c. Wheel or Pie
c. Household d. Spiral
d. Street corner e. Grid or Zone
e. Church
18. Investigative technique of employing
13. The exact place where a crime principally covert ways and means in order to catch a
took place, regardless if it was continued criminal in the act.
elsewhere. a. White wash
b. Frame up
a. Inner perimeter c. Entrapment
b. Outer perimeter d. Instigation
c. Primary crime scene e. All of these
d. Secondary Crime scene
e. Police intern’s office 19. Unprofessional investigative practice
wherein a crime actually committed is
14. Place subsequent to the commission of the concealed, white-washed or hidden by
main offense where the effects, proceeds officially denying that a violation of the
of the crime or corpus delicti was law was committed.
continued, transferred or disposed of. a. Cover-up
b. Frame up
a. Inner perimeter c. Entrapment
b. Outer perimeter d. Instigation
c. Primary crime scene e. All of these
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20. Any object, thing, document, information 23. One of the following is not a scientific
or clue that points to the identity of the approach to interrogation:
perpetrator: a. Sympathetic approach
a. Lead b. Cognitive approach
b. Tip c. Logical approach
c. Intuition d. Water boarding
d. Personal Identification e. Reflective interview technique
e. Sketch
24. In this form of tactical interrogation, two
21. The uncanny ability of a seasoned police investigators form a tandem; one of
investigator to identify leads, recognize them is friendly towards the suspect while
evidence and locate witnesses. This can the other is hostile.
only be developed through experience and a. Mutt and Jeff
is usually cited as the reason why b. Hot and Cold
investigation is also an art. c. Good Cop, Bad Cop
a. Lead d. All of these
b. Tip e. None of these
c. Intuition
d. Personal Identification 25. The process of documenting in a
e. Sketch systematic and logical manner all evidence
collected during the investigation and
22. The purpose of Interrogation are the submit it before the public prosecutor for
following, except: evaluation.
a. To test information already obtained a. Case preparation
b. There is no difference b. Crime suppression
c. Interviews are intended to elicit c. Crime prevention
confessions d. Case interview
d. Interrogations result in convictions e. Case closed
e. I don’t care
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Part II. ENUMERATION (25 points)

1. Distinctions between INTERVIEW & INTERROGATION (9 points)

2. Kinds of Police Report (3 points)

3. Characteristics of a Good Report (7 points)

4. Techniques/Approaches in Interrogation (6 points)

“God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of
life that God has promised to those who love him.”- James 1:12

Prepared by

JO2 Mart Law S Ocampo

Instructor
Approved by:

JESSIE ABAO-HERNANDO ARNOLD P. VERGARA

Dean Director for Academic